radiating
Emitting from center
Radiating describes something spreading outward from a central point, like rays from the sun or spokes from a wheel hub.
Pain may be radiating if it extends from its source to surrounding areas: radiating pain from her lower back down her leg.
A radiating smile or warmth seems to emanate visibly from someone: She was radiating confidence.
The word captures both physical patterns and the sense of something projecting outward into space.
Giving off steady light
- shiningGiving off light
- luminousEmitting or reflecting light
- beamingSmiling very broadly
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
brilliant · incandescent · effulgent · resplendent · lambent · lucent · phosphorescent · fluorescent
Discharging slowly through pores
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- beamingSmiling very broadly
- glowingGiving off steady light
- expressingCommunicating thoughts outwardly
conveying · emanating · warmth · joy · confidence · charisma · presence · aura
Sharing one center
- spokesRods connecting hub to rim
- hubCentral connection point
- centerMiddle of anything
- outwardToward the outside
circular · rings · starburst · sunburst · pinwheel · spiral · fan · branching
Issuing from a source
- emittingSending something out
- exudingDischarging slowly through pores
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- beamingSmiling very broadly
streaming · pouring · releasing · diffusing · dispersing · issuing · discharging · sending
Increasing in temperature
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
- heatedWarmed or passionate
- glowingGiving off steady light
basking · toasty · ember · sun-warmed · heat lamp · warmth · hot · coils
Involving electric and magnetic fields
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- photonsDiscrete packets of radiance
- gammaGreek alphabet's third
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
infrared · microwaves · spectrum · particles · solar · nuclear · ionizing · wavelengths
glowing
Giving off steady light
gleaming · brilliant · incandescent · effulgent · resplendent · lambent · lucent · phosphorescent · fluorescent · scintillating
exuding
Discharging slowly through pores
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- beamingSmiling very broadly
- glowingGiving off steady light
expressing · conveying · emanating · warmth · joy · confidence · charisma · presence · aura · magnetism
concentric
Sharing one center
outward · circular · rings · starburst · sunburst · pinwheel · spiral · fan · branching · rays
emanating
Issuing from a source
- emittingSending something out
- exudingDischarging slowly through pores
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
beaming · streaming · pouring · releasing · diffusing · dispersing · issuing · discharging · sending · casting
warming
Increasing in temperature
glowing · basking · toasty · ember · sun-warmed · heat lamp · warmth · hot · coils · element
electromagnetic
Involving electric and magnetic fields
ultraviolet · infrared · microwaves · spectrum · particles · solar · nuclear · ionizing · wavelengths · frequency
spreading
Extending over space
referred · stabbing · aching · migraine · sciatica · nerve · tingling · sharp · dull · persistent
- branchingbranching, dendrite, dendrites, dendritic, tree root
- thermal processesheating, burning, cooling, boiling, melting
- transmissionbroadcast, broadcasting, transmitter, relay, signal
- rock texturescoarse-grained, fine-grained, grainy, gritty, massive
- light behaviorreflection, refraction, diffraction, scattering, absorption
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
radiatingabsorbing
Holding attention completely
receiving · taking in · absorptive · drawing in · soaking up
radiatingconverging
Moving toward sameness
convergent · focusing · centralizing · concentrating · gathering
radiatingconcealing
Keeping something secret
suppressing · withholding · hiding · dull · muted
- background radiationResidual energy from early universe
- X-ray radiationShort-wavelength electromagnetic emission
- nuclear radiationEnergy from atomic decay
- UV radiationInvisible high-energy light waves
- radiation poisoningHarm from radioactive exposure
- radiation dosesAmounts of absorbed rays